Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-03

CLOSED ~ golden ring.
The sair ieminiuities are 10 twitter Of
axcite5nenG over the rumors a1Ost as -
fsshioh's dictates in regard to heaGd-ess
for the coming season, 10 be or not to be,
high or low, that's tire question. As q
wise rhonarch Of tae N.2eteenth century,
Fashion recognizes the fact that her rule
is no longer autocratIc, and prudently Te-
Trains from straining the loyalty Of her
subjects By imperiOus DEGREES. The high
nat with its upright trimmings is so uni
yersallv becoming that few except the
ultra fashionable will part with it will
ingiy. Hence compromise is accepted,
snd while in Paris and other European
isshion centers low hats will undoubtedly
saN.e worn, there will BE- in America ouly
ight lowering at first, but before an
her opera season opens, the pro5a 5ili-
les are that the high Offense Will be ban
bed. The low bonnet already finds
4toT, but as this necessitates change in
Style of hair dressing, the reform will
~ gradual. For dress occasions the bon
net is wore, with or without strings as
fancy dictates; for shopping or walking,
the plain tOQue, Slightly trimmed IN
fr0nt and teperng to the back.
The high hat lowered will find favor
with sill who dress their hair high. There
is a decided tendency to the Chinese
mode, and g threatened abolition Of the
tine hoEored bang. Ladies with high
foroheads, however, cling to light fringe,
while others COMB the middle lock back,
and lightly curl few locks at the top of
TIE head The fashion Of cOmbing the
hair low on the neck is coming and will
nave the Wey for the close lifting fat
orimmed bonnet.
To the make up Of dresses the present
season, there is marked return TO sim
pie forms. Elaborate draperiesihave gwen
place TO fat straight folds, embroidery
and hraidiug, aud to slight drapery at the
bsc'Ioi the skirt. Basque bodices are
MT 50 popular AS they have Oeen, and
short wasted bOdices are returning to
n favor. They are made with very long points
81 10 front, although the round waist with
wild sash is also worn. Tim forms look
well in the plated or gathered bOdiCes
there is a plain shoulder piece 20 which
the bodice is put on in gathers or small
plsits.
Thee is great variety in the frat
models shown for early spring dresses.
Some OF them have draped skirts, but
large lumber have the skirt plated in
hollow Dlaits. Tabs of different mate
rial are very fashionable. One tab is
very frequently put on over the left side
OF the dress. The fronts of the bodice
are also plated on each side, with tab
of lhe other material in the middle,
matching that Oh the skirt. The sleeve is
gathered st the top, falls loose, and is
gagged on to a Wristband of The same
materia, SO the tab This material is
generally some pretty fancy wooden,
striped with velvet or plush, or else bro
caded six n deeply ribbed ottoman.
From Jie &ssty hints of fabrics, which
ar yet but hints, the careful collector
will eliminate the idea that silk is to re-
assert its sway, but the soft woods have
taught the manufacturers that softness,
durability aud harmonious blending of
cOlors can only make this fabric desira-
Die. The Chinese and Indian are
specially adapted to the combination
costume, and their quaintness Of design
and sOftness of finish makes this class OF
goods popular. After silk in favor comes
The Irish pOplin, which has three recon-
meHdati0ns: It does not become shiny,
l,,r crease, and wears everlastingly. In
delicate cOlors trimmed with Irish point
lace it makes beautiful evening costume,
and in the darker Colors not too dressy
for afternoon use.
Plastrons are now made in such
manner IS to be detachable from the
dress, and with collar and cuffs of the
same, dress of neutral tint
admits of several different
colored adOrnments. A pretty way is to
lay box plat down the center, and one
on each side. The spaces between the
side and front plaits gathered very full,
the collar If the same material fastened
on the side.
The very latest spring glove just from
Paris is suggestive of a sheet of mourn
ing paper, of black edged handkerchief,
OF widow in the third degree OF woe.
In material it is of fine. undressed kid,
snd in color it is of a grayIsh-greenary-
yallery cast, as if 1t not quite recovered
, from sea sickness. That is, it Is this
hue when it isn't black. 1t is embroidered
in black aud bound with black, and there
are strips of black kid between the fin
gers and running their length. Inc effect
$ unique. But there is Il purpose in this.
Those black strips are not there because
ley are pretty. Their motive is more
philosophical than that. They are put IN
Sscsuse they make the fingers look long,
sltnder and bird-cl6wish.
CHmDREN's DRESSES.
Dresses for little girls are as varied as
tose for ladies. Small jackets are mucn
f7ored They have tight fitting backs
ID they open in front over vest or
iimpe. They either terminate IN
lall postillion with bow, or else the
sck forms long pointed ends lined with
ght cOlOreG silk which are taken up 10
ne waist like loops. In front OF the
aist or Jacket there may be s piece OF
elVet or embroidered goods. The jacket
Loses on either side of the plastron oy
leans of flap, or it has belt on the
over part. Some basques are cut
3 IN the lower borders, while others form
II oops. Another style is to have the JacKeI
closing on the side, and with d long
basque. Russian blouses are also IN use.
'Iuimpes are of embroidered muslin,ltulIe
s9G1ece, and of all TISSUES IN open WORE
{ PIsstrons and inserted pieces are OF vel
3 vet and embroidered stuffS. Emorola-
I cred white cloth is most elegant Tor pas
irons and vests. 1t also serves Ioc Vle
cuffs. Dresses for babies from three TO
six years of age are pretty when mace oi
n cream cOlored wooden gooaS anu
! trimmed with bands Of bulgarian
j Or Russian embroidery. Inc
same arsbesoue designs are on the whl'e
cloth vest. Ribbon bows are much en-
dyed on chfdren's dresses. In adol-
1oh tfthar being on the shoulders OF
NKq, they also form the fronts OF
Is or Jackets For the latter arrange
the bows are sewed to piece Oh
ribbon and usually extend down one